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==Family Members== |
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*[[Hornby]] — brother of Olive |
*[[Hornby]] — brother of Olive |
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*[[Hornby's wife|Mrs. Hornby]] — wife of Hornby |
*[[Hornby's wife|Mrs. Hornby]] — wife of Hornby |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Revision as of 07:18, 26 November 2010
Hornby was the surname of a family with at least one magical member.
Family Members
- Hornby — brother of Olive
- Mrs. Hornby — wife of Hornby
- Olive Hornby — a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1940s
Etymology
The surname Hornby comes from the name of several places in northern England, which derive from a combination of the Old Norse given name Horni, meaning "horn", and the Old Norse word býr, meaning either "farm" or "settlement."[2]